A Strip-View Residence at Vdara, Las Vegas

Plenty of people think of Las Vegas as a bachelor-party town. We’ve always seen it as an easy family getaway, with short flights, great restaurants and attractions that work for every age. This time we settled in for a full week in a two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath corner residence near the top of Vdara in City Center.

The residence had a full gourmet kitchen, a wine chiller, its own laundry room and generous bathrooms, but the real star was the view of the Strip and the Bellagio fountains. We worked remotely, hosted our own in-room cocktail hour, spent a day at the pool in a cabana, and squeezed in sushi and a candy run before leaving Las Vegas.